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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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