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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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