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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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