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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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