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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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