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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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