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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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