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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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