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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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