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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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