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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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