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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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