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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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