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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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