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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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