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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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