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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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