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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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