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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free 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 several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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