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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever 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 assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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