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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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