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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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