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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses 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 variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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