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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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