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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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