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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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