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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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