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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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