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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 many topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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