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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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