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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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