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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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