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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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