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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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