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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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