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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing 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 teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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