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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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