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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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