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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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