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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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