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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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