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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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