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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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