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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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