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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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