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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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