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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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