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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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