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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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