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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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