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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the 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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