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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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