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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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