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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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