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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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