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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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