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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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