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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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