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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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