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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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