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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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