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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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