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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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