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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online 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 certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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