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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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