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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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