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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online 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 several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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