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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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