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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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