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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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