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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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