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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever 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 assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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