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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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