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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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