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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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