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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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