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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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