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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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