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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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