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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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