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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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