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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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