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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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