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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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