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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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