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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing 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 training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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