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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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