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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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