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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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