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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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