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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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