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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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