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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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