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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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