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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews 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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