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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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