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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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