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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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