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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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