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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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