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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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