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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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