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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not 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 online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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