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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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