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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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