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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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