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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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