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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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