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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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