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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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