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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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