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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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