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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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