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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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