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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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