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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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