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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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