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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever 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 organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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