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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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