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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to 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 participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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