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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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