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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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