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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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