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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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 online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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