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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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