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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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