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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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