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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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