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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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