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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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