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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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