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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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