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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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