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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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