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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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