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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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