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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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