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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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