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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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