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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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