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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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