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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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