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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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