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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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