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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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