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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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