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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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