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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free 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 issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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