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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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