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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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