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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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