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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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