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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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