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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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