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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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