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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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