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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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