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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free 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 variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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