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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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