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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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