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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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