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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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