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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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