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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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