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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major 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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