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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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