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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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