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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners 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 distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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