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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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