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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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