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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 many subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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