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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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