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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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