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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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