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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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