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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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