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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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