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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that 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 education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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