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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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