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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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