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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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