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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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