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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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