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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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