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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 evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-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 certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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