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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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