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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new 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 discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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