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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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