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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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