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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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