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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that 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 educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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