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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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