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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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