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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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