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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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