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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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