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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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