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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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