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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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