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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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