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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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