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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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