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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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