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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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