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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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