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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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