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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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