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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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