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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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