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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having 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 make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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