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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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