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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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