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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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