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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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