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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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