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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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