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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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