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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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