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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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