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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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