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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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