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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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