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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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