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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle 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 participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key 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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