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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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