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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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