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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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