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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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