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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs 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 many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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