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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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