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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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