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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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