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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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