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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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