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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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