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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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