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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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