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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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