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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key 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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