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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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