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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge 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 studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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