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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not 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 institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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