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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling 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 training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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