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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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