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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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