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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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