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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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