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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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