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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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