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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education