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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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