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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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