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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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