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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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