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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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