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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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