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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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