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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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