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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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