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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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