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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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