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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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