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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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