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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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