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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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