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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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