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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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