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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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