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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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