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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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