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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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