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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major 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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