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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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