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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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