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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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