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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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