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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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