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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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