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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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