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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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