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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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