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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free 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 several topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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