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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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