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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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