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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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