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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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