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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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