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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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