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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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