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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that 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 participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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