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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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