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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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