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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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