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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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