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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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