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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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