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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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