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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually 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 learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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