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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the 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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