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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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