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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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