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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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