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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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