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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

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

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