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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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