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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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