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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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