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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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