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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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