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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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