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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates 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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