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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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