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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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