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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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