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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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