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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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