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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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