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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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