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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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