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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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