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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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