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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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