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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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