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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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