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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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