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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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