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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). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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