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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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