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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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