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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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