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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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