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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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