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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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