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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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