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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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