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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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