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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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