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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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