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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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