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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free 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 lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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