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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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