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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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