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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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