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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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