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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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