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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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