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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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