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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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