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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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