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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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