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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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