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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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