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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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