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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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