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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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