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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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