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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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