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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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