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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this 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 issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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