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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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