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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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