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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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