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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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