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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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