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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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