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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes 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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