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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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