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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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