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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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