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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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