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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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