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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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