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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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