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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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