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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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