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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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