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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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