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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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