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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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