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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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