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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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