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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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