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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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