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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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