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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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