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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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