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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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