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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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