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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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