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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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