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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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