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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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