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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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