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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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