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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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