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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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