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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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