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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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