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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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