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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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