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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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