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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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