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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually 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 e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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