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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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