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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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