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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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