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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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