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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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