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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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