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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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