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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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