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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates 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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