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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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