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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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