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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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