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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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