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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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