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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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