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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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