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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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