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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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