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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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