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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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