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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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