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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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