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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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