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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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