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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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