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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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