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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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