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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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