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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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