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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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