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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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