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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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