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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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