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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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