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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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