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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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