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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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