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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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