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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance 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 make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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