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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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