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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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