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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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