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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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