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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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