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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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