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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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