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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free but do not 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 online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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