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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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