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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally 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 many topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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