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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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