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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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