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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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