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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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