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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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