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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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