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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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