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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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