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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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