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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal 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 participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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