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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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