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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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