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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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