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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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