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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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