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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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