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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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