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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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