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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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