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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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