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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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