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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because 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 organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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