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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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