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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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