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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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