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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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