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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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