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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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