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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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