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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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