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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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. These massive open online courses are 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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