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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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