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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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