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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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