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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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