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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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