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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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