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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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