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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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