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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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