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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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