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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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