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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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