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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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