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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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