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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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