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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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