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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning 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 control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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