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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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