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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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