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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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