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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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