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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major 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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