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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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