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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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