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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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