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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes 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 lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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