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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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