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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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