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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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